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| The neutrality of this article is disputed.Shystie's started gaining fame with her white label response to Dizzee Rascal's "I Luv U" and a tour with Basement Jaxx and The Streets which led to her being scooped up by major label Universal, Polydor.Debut album Diamond In The Dirt
Shystie's debut album, Diamond In The Dirt was released in the UK Only under record label Polydor, Universal.Side was a 'One Wish Remix' produced my Terror Danja which featured Kano and entered the charts at 40, having no main stream radio or music channels support aside Channel U and MTV Base.JUICED' unfortunately all major record stores did not get copies of this single in time during its week of release leaving it to chart poorly but regardless of this Shystie was still nominated for 'Best Newcomer' at the MOBO awards.Shystie' to be featured in a computer game called 'JUICED' put out by a universal company named 'Acclaim Games' which was released across the world on the playstation 2 and xbox platforms.Dubplate Drama
Manager Justin Stennett came up with an idea for Shystie to front her own Interactive TV Series called Dubplate Drama, where Shystie plays the leading role of 'Dionne', an aspiring female emcee trying to make it in the music world but often facing a lot of trials and tribulations, she will meet people that can help her along her way and people who will hold her back and its up to the viewers to put themself in her shoes and decide her fate.Dubplate Drama 2
In February 2007, Shystie started filming for Dubplate Drama 2 where again she played the lead role, 'Dionne 'which runs for half an hour (per episode) and is now a 12 part series instead of its previous 6 part.It started showing on Channel 4, MTV, MTV Base, and all mobile phone networks plus many more and is pencilled in to air on all platforms from 18 September 2007.Second album
Throughout late 2006 and early 2007 Shystie has been touring Europe, Sweden, Stockholm, Denmark, Germany, France all in means of promoting new cuts off her new album set for release mid 2008.Thank you for flagging this video.There may be significant legal penalties for false notices.Please refer to our Help Center for more information and the complete instructions.Thank you for sharing this video!Change this to see only comments above a certain value.Whatever happened to her?Shystie is a rick rapper and her lyrics are good too ..After making your selection, copy and paste the embed code above.Name:Chanelle CalicaProfile:A grime MC from Hackney and North London, Shystie first came to prominence in 2003 with her smash white label response to Dizzee Rascal's 'I Luv U'.My Discogs
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more...It's like an abortion in reverse.What: Her energy infused Sessions performance.Archive searchArts and entertainmentBooksBusinessEducationGuardian.I've got millions and millions of lyrics in here,' says MC Shystie, twirling her mobile phone with practised, slim fingers.Every time I go to meetings or whatever, I'll be thinking of lyrics and writing them in my phone.The dexterity of this future star on the Nokia is matched by her fluency on the microphone.East London wunderkind Dizzee to notoriety (and, eventually, to this year's Mercury Music Prize).MC Shystie retorted with a frank, female perspective on teenage love turned ugly, turning the tables on the male posturing common in hip hop and UK garage.Dizzee's people were impressed, and gave the track their blessing.You're always hearing males,' says Shystie, 'and they're always talking about girls, and ho's, and violence.They're talking about their situation, their life.MC practises his flow on OMM's overground train on the way to the interview) Shystie is no stranger to the company of men.MCing, and them days there wasn't no girls, Dynamite wasn't even out properly.Practise and practise and practise.There's a sign on the door instructing people to take their shoes off, because Shystie's youngest sibling is now crawling.Shystie 'didn't care much for pop music', and grew up listening to her mum and dad's Marvin Gaye and Al Green records, and reggae and dancehall.Dancehall is everywhere right now,' she rolls her eyes, 'Sean Paul is on everything.MCs, but rather rattles off rhymes in a distinctively British way, part of a wave of homegrown artists who fuse UK garage and hip hop and anything else that catches their ear.It doesn't have a name yet,' she smiles.Her friends gave her the sobriquet Shystie, reflecting the mixture of mischief and sweetness she displayed at school, getting in trouble but loving her art teacher, the only one who paid her any mind.Freek FM, graduating to a guest slot with The Dreem Teem on Radio 1.At under 21s, it's just a bunch of kids going all hype.Shystie signed to Locked On, the imprint most famous for squiring The Streets.It's nothing like any other UK artist.Sly, at school and was born and raised in Hackney, East London but now resides in North london.She started MCing at Sixth Form College with the boys she hung around with."The boys'd freestyle over tapes at lunchtime and I didn't want to get left out.So every night after school I'd write, write, write.Her distinctive style propelled her onto the mic at garage raves, pirate airwaves and then onto the Dreem Teem's Radio One show.UK to have her own Character named 'Shystie' of course to be featured in a computer game called 'JUICED' which was released on the playstation and xbox platforms and also featured on the games soundtrack, which she also shot a video for.Dice Recordings and manager Justin Stennett came up with a idea for Shystie to forefront her own Interactive TV Series 'Dubplate Drama' where the viewers can decide the outcome of show given two options a or b and the most voted would be aired on TV the following week, meaning Shystie had to shoot two outcomes for every episode.Now were in 2006, Shystie is now ready to get back on the TV screens and stage doing what she does best and that's 'Music'.So what does the future hold for the UK Star?All or Nothing', Performances and her second series of 'Dubplate Drama 2' which will air again in March 2007.Receive our weekly email roundups.Grimy girl fails to produce a gem.Diamond In The Dirt, released 12 July 04 on Polydor.Read members' comments or start a new conversation.Does Shystie sound like a loud mouth at the back of the school bus to you?Mark E Smith reads us a chilling ghost story.The views expressed are theirs and unless specifically stated are not those of the BBC.The BBC is not responsible for the content of any external sites referenced. |
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